Share of the population that is female in Moldova
Moldova: Share of the population that is female was 54.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
54.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
54.3%
in 1960
All-time low
53.5%
in 1994
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Moldova, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Moldova is 54.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Moldova peaked at 54.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1994.
That places Moldova 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.2% | 54.1% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.6% | 53.5% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.5% | 53.5% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 53.6% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6% | 53.5% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.9% | 54.0% | 6 |
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More gender data for Moldova
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,841 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,279 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,864 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,866 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,932 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Moldova?
- Share of the population that is female in Moldova was 54.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1994.
- How does Moldova rank for share of the population that is female?
- Moldova ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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